Brighton news: Paul Reid on his time at Albion

Former Brighton defender Paul Reid has been reminiscing about his Albion days spent playing in League One and the Championship at Withdean Stadium between 2004 and 2008.

"A lot of teams didn't like turning up there," Reid told BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast. "They'd turn up, see the changing rooms and see the running track around the ground... we had a good record at home.

"When I came down, I spoke to Michael Standing about the club and he filled me in on how great a club it was and how it was a smaller club looking to do things.

"I really enjoyed my four-and-a-half years at Brighton. It was a great community club where everybody got on well. There were no real superstars. Sometimes it's really refreshing to play in a side where you get on really well as a group of players, fight for each other and you're at the club for the right reasons.

"You wanted to be there and see the club grow and get results. You used to enjoy turning up to training even though the facilities were not the best. You knew you'd have a good time and if you were having a bad time, people would support you on and off the pitch."

Now an assistant coach at Sydney FC in the Australian A-League, Reid is enjoying his old club's success from afar.

"It's really nice to see how the club has gone from strength to strength and is doing great things in the Premier League," he added.